The Portland daily press., 1887-01-01
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Godey's Lady's Book for January contains the
first instalment OF a story by Miss Rose Elizabeth
Cleveland. This magazine is one of the Oldest
and best of its kind, and now is the time to sub
scribe Tor it, The price is So per year.
The January number of the Atlantic is a very
attractive one, and if 1t be an earnest of good
things to come the Atlantic for 1887 is destined
to be better than ever before. The number opens
with the first chapters of a delightful novel of
English country life, written by Mrs. Oiphant
and Thomas Bailey Aldrich in collaboration.
Besides this, Mr.. Marion Crawford begins serial
entitled Paul Patoff, about two Russian brothers
In Constantnople, and Mr.. Philip Gilbert Hamer-
ton. in his continuation of papers on French and
English, shows the difference which the Puritan
influence has made in the English manners sas OPP
posed to French. Next comes Zenas Smiths
unexpected termination. Margaret Vandegrift's
The King who went out Governing is quite wor-
Days, BY Z. r. Sill, shows the curious character
istics of the various days of the week. Arthur S.
Hardy has an original paper on Marginal Notes
from the Library of Mathematician. Two pa
pers Of real valueIare written by Agnes Repplier
and George Frederick Parsons. The first is about
What Children Read To-day, the second, The Sa-
loon in Society, is upon the subject Of temper
ance. A discussion of the political relations Of
Frederick the Great and Madame de Pompadour,
paper by Edith M. Thomas and some brilliant
reviews complete the prose articles
The Magazine Of Art for January is a worthy
follower Of the beautiful December number of
this magazine The frontispiece, Pandora's Box,
is striking study in sanguine The place of hon
or is given to Mr.. Charles de Kay's account of
Movements in American Art, which deals partic-
ularly with the very interesting collection of Mn.
Thomas b. Clarke. Excellent reproductions are
given through the text of this article Of paintings
by. 5. Church, Thomas Eakins II. Siddcns
Mowbray, and Gilbert Gaul. This paper Is fol-
lowed by one on English Decorative Needlework.
which Is copiousy Illustrated with examples of
this art. The Paris OF the Revolution, giving
graphic description with pen and pencil of this
picturesque and exciting epoch Some Portraits
OF Mrs. Siddons by famous painters illustrate the
text OF f: harrington Nash. In the series of pa
pers on The Romance of art we are given the sto-
~ OF Van Dyck at the Court of Charles l. Then
EN-, Sarah, by Kate Carter. This comes Just be-
lore the second paper on that wonderful old Eng
lish house, Hoghton Tower.
In the January number of Cassell's Family
Magazine is begun new serial, Lifes Fltful Fe-
yer, by Arabella NJ. Hopkinson. author of Sweet
Christabel, which promises to be as interesting
as any of this talented writer's stories This is
followed by paper on Phases of Woman's Life,
which discusses Childhood and Girlhood The
Family Doctor comes next and gives some excel
lent advice to people suffering from insomnia An
interesting article describes the Building of Ships
on the Clyde, river that has given birth to great
lines of steamers, though at the present time the
business there as elsewhere is dull Between
this and paper by Lizzie Heritage giving some
appetizing suggestions for breakfast, we have a
story In two chapters, Sybil's Second Cousins and
p wnat They DID for Her. Trinity College and the
and their methods Of teaching the divine art expa-
tiated upon. The Fashion Letters from Paris and
Lonoon are nlied with news and suggestions that
the women of the household will find very valua-
Bile.